Overall, the value of exported aircraft parts declined by an average -35.9% since 2018 when shipments of aircraft parts were valued at $94.3 billion.
Year over year, globally exported aircraft parts flatlined in value by -1.5% compared to $61.4 billion in 2021.
The 5 biggest exporters of aircraft parts by value are the United Kingdom, Germany, France, United States of America, and Singapore. That quintet of leading international suppliers accounted for over half (56%) of revenues from exported aircraft parts in 2022.
Based on continents data from 2021, suppliers in Europe sold the highest dollar worth of exported aircraft parts with shipments valued at 53.8% of the global total. In second place were Asian exporters at 25.4% while another 14.8% of worldwide aircraft parts shipments originated from North America.
Smaller percentages came from Africa (2.9%), Oceania (1.7%) mostly Australia, then Latin America (1.3%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean.
For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 8803 for aircraft parts. Subsets under this code prefix include spacecraft components.
In 2022, a new HTS code was introduced for miscellaneous aircraft and spacecraft parts specifically 8807. That data was incorporated in the metrics shown below.
Aircraft Parts Exports by Country
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of aircraft parts during 2022.
- United Kingdom: US$10.4 billion (17.2% of exported aircraft parts)
- Germany: $6.8 billion (11.2%)
- France: $6.6 billion (11%)
- United States: $5.6 billion (9.3%)
- Singapore: $4.5 billion (7.4%)
- Canada: $2.7 billion (4.4%)
- Spain: $2 billion (3.2%)
- China: $1.83 billion (3%)
- Japan: $1.57 billion (2.6%)
- Israel: $1.55 billion (2.6%)
- Netherlands: $1.51 billion (2.5%)
- Morocco: $1.34 billion (2.2%)
- South Korea: $1.28 billion (2.1%)
- Malaysia: $1 billion (1.7%)
- India: $952.9 million (1.6%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 81.9% of globally exported aircraft parts in 2022.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing exporters of aircraft parts since 2021 were: South Korea (up 30.6%), France (up 26.8%), Morocco (up 23.1%) and mainland China (up 20.6%).
Leading supplier countries that posted declines in their international sales of aircraft parts were: India (down -12.8% from 2021), Netherlands (down -7%), Spain (down -4.2%), Japan (down -3.2%) and Israel (also down -3.2%).
Searchable List of Aircraft Parts Exporting Countries in 2022
The top 100 exporters of aircraft parts in 2022 are showcased in the following automated database. Those international suppliers accounted for 99.95% of globally exported aircraft parts.
| Rank | Exporter | Aircraft Part Exports | 2021-2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United Kingdom | $10,397,564,000 | -2.6% |
| 2. | Germany | $6,772,457,000 | -0.9% |
| 3. | France | $6,635,438,000 | +26.8% |
| 4. | United States | $5,605,251,000 | -2% |
| 5. | Singapore | $4,481,881,000 | +10.9% |
| 6. | Canada | $2,658,257,000 | +10.8% |
| 7. | Spain | $1,961,006,000 | -4.2% |
| 8. | China | $1,833,971,000 | +20.6% |
| 9. | Japan | $1,565,613,000 | -3.2% |
| 10. | Israel | $1,548,869,000 | -3.2% |
| 11. | Netherlands | $1,514,244,000 | -7% |
| 12. | Morocco | $1,336,072,000 | +23.1% |
| 13. | South Korea | $1,280,726,000 | +30.6% |
| 14. | Malaysia | $1,008,215,000 | -2.1% |
| 15. | India | $952,859,000 | -12.8% |
| 16. | Austria | $885,484,000 | +15.3% |
| 17. | Australia | $853,913,000 | -9.9% |
| 18. | Belgium | $696,039,000 | -8.7% |
| 19. | Hong Kong | $680,937,000 | -6.3% |
| 20. | Türkiye | $612,905,000 | +3.6% |
| 21. | Brazil | $488,739,000 | +22.2% |
| 22. | Switzerland | $470,311,000 | +26.4% |
| 23. | Philippines | $422,669,000 | +21.1% |
| 24. | Romania | $404,815,000 | +39.8% |
| 25. | Italy | $399,438,000 | +17.5% |
| 26. | Thailand | $368,290,000 | +51.5% |
| 27. | Taiwan | $364,527,000 | +15.2% |
| 28. | Czech Republic | $363,462,000 | +7.4% |
| 29. | Denmark | $306,936,000 | +8.1% |
| 30. | Chile | $298,247,000 | +21% |
| 31. | Ireland | $288,082,000 | +37.9% |
| 32. | Norway | $274,808,000 | -4.9% |
| 33. | Portugal | $235,048,000 | +19.8% |
| 34. | Tunisia | $209,486,000 | -29.5% |
| 35. | Sweden | $205,798,000 | -16.6% |
| 36. | Vietnam | $205,633,000 | -63.7% |
| 37. | United Arab Emirates | $190,997,000 | -89.9% |
| 38. | South Africa | $181,176,000 | +12.2% |
| 39. | Russia | $179,197,000 | 0% |
| 40. | Hungary | $140,165,000 | -11.4% |
| 41. | Luxembourg | $86,563,000 | +3.7% |
| 42. | Bulgaria | $73,178,000 | -10.8% |
| 43. | Greece | $69,917,000 | +8.5% |
| 44. | Indonesia | $69,801,000 | +8.3% |
| 45. | Malta | $57,636,000 | -28.1% |
| 46. | Jordan | $54,710,000 | -26% |
| 47. | Ecuador | $54,152,000 | +121.2% |
| 48. | Brunei Darussalam | $53,503,000 | +13.3% |
| 49. | Finland | $51,543,000 | -43.9% |
| 50. | Croatia | $49,517,000 | +115.4% |
| 51. | Lithuania | $45,317,000 | +64.1% |
| 52. | Latvia | $39,234,000 | +177.8% |
| 53. | Saudi Arabia | $37,798,000 | +17563% |
| 54. | Trinidad/Tobago | $36,065,000 | +1253% |
| 55. | Bahrain | $34,301,000 | -74.3% |
| 56. | Colombia | $29,128,000 | -49.5% |
| 57. | Mexico | $25,297,000 | -94.8% |
| 58. | Slovenia | $23,473,000 | -16.5% |
| 59. | French Polynesia | $20,547,000 | +103.7% |
| 60. | Ukraine | $18,309,000 | -63% |
| 61. | Pakistan | $17,185,000 | +32.6% |
| 62. | New Zealand | $17,068,000 | +41.9% |
| 63. | Turkmenistan | $13,483,000 | +70863% |
| 64. | Macao | $12,337,000 | +249.8% |
| 65. | Kazakhstan | $12,312,000 | +44.4% |
| 66. | Estonia | $9,797,000 | +98.2% |
| 67. | Oman | $9,688,000 | -94.4% |
| 68. | Fiji | $8,659,000 | -54.2% |
| 69. | Kuwait | $7,688,000 | +5637% |
| 70. | Slovakia | $7,560,000 | -1.9% |
| 71. | Serbia | $7,065,000 | +16.4% |
| 72. | Burkina Faso | $6,912,000 | +782.8% |
| 73. | Uzbekistan | $6,203,000 | -60.7% |
| 74. | Costa Rica | $6,168,000 | +80.2% |
| 75. | Togo | $5,970,000 | -21.7% |
| 76. | Mongolia | $5,866,000 | +766.5% |
| 77. | Iraq | $5,860,000 | +182.5% |
| 78. | Kyrgyzstan | $5,761,000 | 0% |
| 79. | Papua New Guinea | $5,368,000 | +3021% |
| 80. | Montenegro | $4,710,000 | +336.1% |
| 81. | Mozambique | $4,623,000 | +1314% |
| 82. | Georgia | $4,149,000 | +391% |
| 83. | Lebanon | $4,124,000 | -16.1% |
| 84. | Curaçao | $3,707,000 | +265.6% |
| 85. | Bhutan | $3,700,000 | +1368% |
| 86. | Botswana | $3,356,000 | +359.1% |
| 87. | Pitcairn | $3,128,000 | 0% |
| 88. | Armenia | $3,089,000 | +7623% |
| 89. | Bolivia | $2,868,000 | +666.8% |
| 90. | Cyprus | $2,491,000 | +152.4% |
| 91. | Suriname | $2,236,000 | +31.5% |
| 92. | North Macedonia | $2,134,000 | +46.7% |
| 93. | Barbados | $2,005,000 | +74.8% |
| 94. | Angola | $1,993,000 | +75.6% |
| 95. | New Caledonia | $1,886,000 | +43.1% |
| 96. | Moldova | $1,870,000 | +587.5% |
| 97. | Senegal | $1,828,000 | +61.8% |
| 98. | Algeria | $1,792,000 | -53.3% |
| 99. | Sri Lanka | $1,767,000 | -95.1% |
| 100. | Rwanda | $1,759,000 | -43.2% |
Focusing on the 100 major exporters of aircraft including spacecraft parts, the fastest growers were Turkmenistan (up 70,836% from 2021), Saudi Arabia (up 17,563%), Armenia (up 7,623%), Kuwait (up 5,673%), Papua New Guinea (up 3,031%), Bhutan (up 1,368%), then Mozambique (up 1,314%).
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of the above table’s columns. An entry of 0% in the rightmost column means that 2022 data was unavailable.
Countries Enjoying Best Trade Surpluses from Aircraft Parts
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for aircraft parts during 2022. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the surplus between the value of each country’s exported aircraft parts and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- United Kingdom: US$5 billion (net export surplus down -25% since 2021)
- Israel: $1.3 billion (down -9.3%)
- India: $661.4 million (down -17.3%)
- Austria: $604.4 million (up 9.6%)
- South Korea: $432.4 million (up 173.5%)
- Germany: $293.3 million (down -25.1%)
- Romania: $275.1 million (up 57%)
- Chile: $275.1 million (up 21.9%)
- Belgium: $255.4 million (down -31.1%)
- Japan: $237.6 million (up 169.7%)
- Czech Republic: $187.3 million (up 5.6%)
- Türkiye: $83.2 million (reversing a -$95.8 million deficit)
- Netherlands: $71.3 million (down -83.5%)
- Tunisia: $70.1 million (down -61.2%)
- Portugal: $67.8 million (up 25.4%)
The United Kingdom generated the highest surplus in the international trade of aircraft parts. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms the UK’s strong competitive advantage for this specific product category.
Countries Suffering Worst Trade Deficits from Aircraft Parts
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for aircraft parts during 2022. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the deficit between the value of each country’s imported aircraft parts purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- United States: -US$7.9 billion (net export deficit up 22.5% since 2021)
- France: -$2.9 billion (down -33.5%)
- Canada: -$2 billion (up 25.2%)
- Malaysia: -$1.1 billion (up 109.6%)
- Taiwan: -$811.9 million (up 1.9%)
- Singapore: -$664 million (down -19.3%)
- Brazil: -$625.3 million (down -1.8%)
- United Arab Emirates: -$573.3 million (up 30.2%)
- China: -$480 million (down -51.5%)
- Switzerland: -$418.5 million (down -15.4%)
- Saudi Arabia: -$300.8 million (down -87.2%)
- Niger: -$291.5 million (up 85.8%)
- Hong Kong: -$195.7 million (down -8.9%)
- New Zealand: -$177.5 million (up 9.8%)
- Norway: -$153.9 million (up 80.3%)
The United States of America incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of aircraft parts. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights America’s competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for aircraft parts-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand.
Aircraft Parts Exporting Companies
Below are global aircraft parts-processing conglomerates that represent established players engaged in the international trade of aircraft parts. Their home country is shown within parenthesis.
- Apex Aircraft (France)
- Bharat Heavy Electricals (India)
- Binder Aviatik KG (Germany)
- Bombardier (Canada)
- Britten-Norman (United Kingdom)
- Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (China)
- H&E Paramotores (Spain)
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries (Japan)
- Storm Aircraft (Italy)
- The Boeing Company (United States)
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